AMRITA GITA or the Song of Immortality is a boon to seekers after
Truth. It fulfils the long-felt need of aspirants who were eager to
have in a nutshell the essentials of Yoga Sadhana, the fundamentals of
spiritual life, the very cream of the scriptures, which they could
read or recite daily.

AMRITA GITA is a Scripture for the Sadhaka's Svadhyaya. Sri Swami
Sivanandaji Maharaj has, in his inimitable characteristic style,
summarised in this small book the very essence of all religious
teaching, and he has strung together a garland of very powerful
Yoga-assertions that will at once elevate and inspire the reader.

AMRITA GITA tells you what you ought to know and what you ought to
practise. Amrita Gita points to you the Path to Immortality. Daily
study of this precious scripture, especially in Brahmamuhurta before
the morning meditation, is bound to awaken the spiritual forces lying
dormant in the reader, to goad him to more and more intense spiritual
Sadhana, and ultimately to take him to the realms of Immortality.

The Divine Life Society

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Adhyaya I
HATHA YOGA

1. Hatha means any tenacious practice till the object or end is
achieved. "Ha" and "tha" mean the union of the Sun and the Moon, union
of Prana and Apana Vayus.

2. Hatha Yoga concerns with the body and the Prana. It helps to
control the body and the Prana, through Asanas and Pranayama.

3. Hatha Yoga itself is not the goal. Meditation helps you to attain
Samadhi or Superconscious State.

4. The practice of Hatha Yoga awakens the Kundalini Sakti that lies
dormant in the Muladhara Chakra.

5. There are Six Chakras or lotuses in the body. They are Muladhara
(near the anus), Svadhisthana (midway between Muladhara and Manipura
which is in the navel). Anahata Chakra in the heart, Vishuddha in the
neck and Ajna in the space between the two eyebrows and Sahasrara or
the thousand-petalled lotus (Chakra) in the crown of the head.

6. Sushumna rises through all the Chakras. Kundalini passes through
the Chakras and joins with Lord Siva in the Sahasrara.

7. Learn the Asanas, Pranayama, Bandhas, Mudras and the Shad Kriyas
under an expert Hatha Yogi.

8. Ida, Pingala and Sushumna are the three important Nadis in the body.

9. Ida is the Chandra-Nadi. It cools the body. It flows through the
left nostril.

10. Pingala is the Surya-Nadi. It heats the body. It flows through the
right nostril.

11. Sushumna Nadi flows through both nostrils. It helps meditation. It
is Agni-Nadi.

12. Attain good health through the practice of Yoga Asanas and
Pranayama. Without good health, how can you earn, how can you succeed
in any undertaking, how can you sit for meditation?

13. Practise Yoga Asanas and Pranayama on an empty stomach in the
early morning.

14. Be moderate in eating and sleeping. Then alone can you have
success in Hatha Yoga.

15. Be regular in your practice. Regularity is of paramount importance.

16. Drink a tumbler of milk after finishing the Asanas.

17. Wait for half an hour after finishing Asanas for taking a bath.

18. Do Asanas first and then practise Pranayama.

19. Spend half an hour daily in the practice of Asanas and Pranayama.
This will give you health, vim, vigour and vitality. This will remove
all diseases.

20. Dhauti (cleansing of stomach with a piece of cloth), Basti
(drawing up of water through anus), Neti (cleansing of nostrils with
the help of a thread), Nauli (manipulation of the abdominal muscles),
Trataka (gazing on an object), Kapalabhati (a kind of Pranayama)are
the Shad Kriyas of Hatha Yoga.

21. Sirshasana is the king of all Asanas. It strengthens the brain and
the brain-centres and improves memory, and helps Brahmacharya.

14. Give up Abhimana of all sorts. Kill the Vairagya-abhimana,
Seva-abhimana, Tyagi-abhimana, Kartritva-abhimana,
male-female-abhimana, and doctor-judge-abhimana.

15. Do not expect even thanks or appreciation for your work.

16. Do actions as your duty, duty for duty's sake.

17. Never say: "I have helped that man." Feel and think: "That man
gave me an opportunity to serve."

18. Watch for opportunities for service. Never miss even a single
opportunity.

19. Cultivate amiable, loving, social nature, generosity, catholic
nature. Kill selfishness. Control the senses, practise self-restraint,
tolerance, sympathy and mercy. These are the qualifications of a Karma
Yogi.

20. Bear insult, injury, harsh words, criticism, heat and cold.

21. If you are a doctor, treat the poor free of charge. If you are an
advocate, plead for the poor. If you are a teacher or a professor,
give free tuition to poor boys. Give them books free.

22. Keep Twelve Tissue Remedies or some household remedies and treat
the poor.

23. If anyone is suffering from acute pain, shampoo the painful part.
Feel you are shampooing the body of the Lord.

24. Do not make any difference between menial and respectable work.

25. Keep always some small coins in your pocket and distribute them to
the poor and the decrepit.

26. Feed the poor. Clothe the naked. Comfort the distressed. Remove
glass pieces from the road.

27. There are three kinds of Karma, viz., Sanchita, Prarabdha and
Agami or Kriyamana.

28. Sanchita is the accumulated storehouse of actions of previous
births. Prarabdha is that part of Karma which has given rise to your
present birth. Agami is current action.

29. Sanchita is destroyed by Brahma-Jnana. You will have to enjoy the
Prarabdha. Agami has no binding force as there is no agency or egoism
in the sage.

30. Do not be attached to the work itself. You must be able to give it
up at any moment.

31. As you sow, so you reap. Virtue gives you happiness. Vice gives
you pain.

32. You are the master of your destiny. You sow an action, reap a
habit. You sow a habit, reap a character; you sow your character and
reap a destiny. Destiny is your own making. Abandon desires and change
your mode of thinking. You can conquer destiny.

33. Think you are man; man will you become. Think you are Brahman;
Brahman will you become. This is the immutable divine law.

34. If there is no agency, if there is no selfish motive, action
becomes an inaction. You are not bound by an action.

35. Sastras and saints and your own pure, clean conscience will point
out to you what is right, what is wrong. Follow them and do the right.

36. An egoistic man alone thinks: "I am the doer." Really it is the
Guna or Prakriti or the sense that does the action. Atman is
actionless, Akarta, Nishkriya.

1. In this Iron Age, Japa Yoga is an easy way for attaining
God-realisation.

2. Japa is the repetition of any Mantra or Name of the Lord with Bhava
and feeling.

3. Japa removes the impurities of the mind, destroys sins and brings
the devotee face to face with the Lord.

4. Every Name is filled with countless powers; just as fire has the
natural property of burning things, so also the Name of God has the
power of burning the sins and desires.

5. Sweeter than all sweet things, more auspicious than all good
things, purer than all pure things, is the Name of the Lord.

6. Name of the Lord is a boat to cross this Samsara. It is a weapon to
destroy the mind.

7. The repetition of the Mantra again and again generates great
spiritual force and momentum and intensifies the spiritual Samskaras
or impressions.

8. Mananaat Trayate iti Mantrah: By the Manana, constant thinking or
recollection, one is released from the round of birth and death; so it
is called Mantra.

9. Repetition of Mantra raises vibrations. Vibrations give rise to
definite forms. Repetition of Om Namah Sivaya gives rise to the form
of Lord Siva in the mind; repetition of Om Namo Narayanaya gives rise
to the form of Lord Hari.

10. The glory of the Name of God cannot be established through
reasoning and intellect. It can certainly be experienced or realised,
only through devotion, faith and constant repetition.

11. Japa is of three kinds, viz., Manasic Japa, Upamsu Japa or
humming, and Vaikhari Japa, loud and audible Japa.

12. Mental repetition of Japa, Manasic Japa, is more powerful than
loud Japa.

13. Get up at 4 a.m. and do the Japa for two hours. Brahmamuhurtha is
most favourable for Japa and meditation.

14. If you cannot take a bath, wash your hands, feet, face and body,
and sit for Japa.

15. Face north or east when sitting. This enhances the efficacy of the
Japa.

16. Sit on a Kusha-grass seat or deer-skin or rug. Spread a white
cloth over it. This conserves body-electricity.

17. Do some prayer before starting the Japa.

18. Have a steady pose. Have Asana-Jaya or conquest over Asana. You
must be able to sit in Padma, Siddha or Sukha Asana for three hours at
a stretch.

19. When you repeat the Mantra, have the feeling or mental attitude
that the Lord is seated in your heart, that Sattva or purity is
flowing from the Lord to your mind, that the Mantra purifies your
heart, destroys desires and cravings and evil thoughts.

20. Do not do the Japa in a hurried manner, just as a contractor tries
to finish his work in a hurried way. Do it slowly with Bhava,
one-pointedness of mind and single-minded devotion.

21. Pronounce the Mantra distinctly and without mistakes. Do not
repeat it too fast or too slow.

22. Use not the index finger while rolling the beads. Use the thumb,
the middle and the ring fingers. When counting of one Mala is over,
revert it and come back again. Cross not the Meru. Cover your hand
with a towel.

23. Be vigilant. Keep an alert attention during Japa. Stand up and do
the Japa when sleep tries to overpower you.

24. Resolve to finish a certain minimum number of Malas before leaving
the seat.

25. Mala or rosary is a whip to goad the mind towards God.

26. Sometimes do the Japa without a Mala. Go by the watch.

27. Practise meditation also along with Japa. This is
Japa-Sahita-Dhyana. Gradually Japa will drop and meditation alone will
continue. This is Japa-Rahita-Dhyana.

28. Have four sittings for Japa dailyearly morning, noon, evening and
night.

7. Practise Yama (self-restraint), or Sadachara (right conduct);
concentrate on the sound which annihilates the mind.

8. The first sound is chini, the second is chin-chini, the third is
the sound of a bell, the fourth is like that of a conch.

9. The fifth is like that of a lute. The sixth is like that of a
cymbal. The seventh is like that of a flute.

10. The eighth is like that of a drum. The ninth is like that of a
Mridanga. The tenth is like that of thunder.

11. Hear the sounds through the right ear. Change your concentration
from the gross sound to the subtle. The mind will soon be absorbed in
the sound.

12. You will get knowledge of hidden things when you hear the seventh.

13. You will hear Para-Vak when you hear the eighth sound.

14. You will develop the divine eye when you hear the ninth.

15. You will attain Para Brahman when you hear the tenth.

16. The sound entraps the mind. The mind becomes one with the sound as
milk with water.

17. It becomes absorbed in Brahman or the Absolute. You will then
attain the Seat of Eternal Bliss.

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Adhyaya V
BHAKTI YOGA

1. God is love. Love is God. God is nectar. God is Prema.

2. Bhakti is supreme love towards God. It is love for love's sake. The
devotee wants God and God alone. There is no selfish expectation here.

3. Bhakti is the greatest power on this earth. It gushes from one's
pure heart. It redeems and saves. It purifies the heart.

4. Devotion is the seed. Faith is the root. Service of saints is the
shower. Communion with the Lord is the fruit.

5. Bhakti is of two kinds, viz., Apara Bhakti (lower type of devotion)
and Para Bhakti (highest Bhakti or Supreme Love). Ringing bells and
waving lights is Apara Bhakti. In Para Bhakti, there is no ritualistic
worship. The devotee is absorbed in God.

6. In Supreme Love, the devotee forgets his self entirely. He has only
thoughts of God.

7. Para Bhakti and Jnana are one. Bhakti melts into wisdom in the end.
Two have become one now.

8. Bhakti grows gradually just as you grow a flower or a tree in a
garden. Cultivate Bhakti in the garden of your heart gradually.

9. Faith is necessary for attaining God-realisation. Faith can work
wonders. Faith can move mountains. Faith can take you to the inner
chambers of the Lord, where reason dares not enter.

10. Japa, Kirtan, prayer, service of saints, study of books on Bhakti
are all aids to devotion.

11. Sattvic food is a help to devotion. Take milk, fruits, etc.

12. Evil company is an enemy of devotion. Give up evil company. Take
recourse to Satsanga or company of the saints.

18. Bhishma had Santa Bhava; Hanuman had Dasya Bhava; Jayadeva and
Gauranga had Madhurya Bhava; the Gopis had Sakhya-Bhava; Arjuna and
Guha had Sakhya Bhava; Yasoda and Vishnuchitta had Vatsalya Bhava.

19. Have any kind of Bhava that suits your temperament. Develop it
again and again.

21. Say unto the Lord: `I am Thine, all is Thine, Thy Will be done'.
Feel you are an instrument in the hands of the Lord, that the Lord
works through your mind, body and senses. Offer all your actions and
the fruits of the actions unto the Lord. This is the way to do
self-surrender.

22. Do Anushtan frequently. Live on milk and fruits for a week.
Observe Mouna or silence and do Japa and meditate in an intense manner.

23. Manasic Puja or mental worship is a great help for increasing
devotion and attaining concentration. Offer flowers, incense, etc.,
mentally to the Lord.

24. Consider your house as a temple of the Lord, every action as
service of Lord, the light that you burn as waving lights to the Lord,
every word you speak as the Japa of the Lord's Name, your daily walk
as perambulation to the Lord. This is an easy way of worship of the Lord.

25. Shall I wash Thy Feet with holy water, O Lord? The very Ganga
flows from Thy Feet. Shall I give You seat? Thou art all-pervading.
Shall I wave lights for Thee? Sun and Moon are Thy Eyes! Shall I offer
flowers to Thee? Thou art the essence of flowersthis is Para Puja.

26. Feel the presence of the Lord everywhere. He dwells in the
chambers of your heart, too. He is in the breath in the nostrils; He
glitters in your eyes. He is nearer to you than your jugular vein.
Behold Him in every face.

27. Horripilation (Romanchana), tears from the eyes (Asrupat), Kampan
or twitching of muscles, Svarabhanga (choking of the voice) are marks
or Lingas of devotion.

28. A realised Bhakta is free from lust, egoism, mine-ness, hatred,
jealousy, greed. He is full of humility, compassion and kindness. He
sees God in all beings, in all objects. He has equal vision and a
balanced mind.

29. Draupadi was an Arta-Bhaktini; Nachiketas was Jijnasu-Bhakta;
Dhruva was an Artharthee-Bhakta; Suka Deva was a Jnani-Bhakta;
Prahlada was an absolutely Nishkama Bhakta.

30. Bhakti is immortalising nectar. It transmutes a man into divinity.
It makes him perfect. It bestows on him everlasting peace and bliss.

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Adhyaya VI
RAJA YOGA

1. Raja Yoga is an exact science. It aims at controlling all
thought-waves or mental modifications.

2. Where Hatha Yoga ends, there Raja Yoga begins.

3. Hatha Yogi starts his Sadhana with his body and Prana. He practises
Asanas and Pranayama and through control of Prana, tries to control
the mind.

4. A Raja Yogi starts his Sadhana with the mind. He starts meditation
and tries to control the mind.

7. Niyama is observance of five canons, viz., Saucha (internal and
external purity), Santosha (contentment), Tapas (austerity), Svadhyaya
(study of religious books and repetitions of Mantras), and
Ishvarapranidhana (self-surrender to God, and His worship).

8. Ahimsa is perfect harmlessness and positive love also. This removes
the brutal nature in man and strengthens the will.

9. He who practises meditation without ethical perfection, without the
practice of Yama-Niyama cannot obtain the fruits of meditation.

10. Purify your mind first through the practice of Yama-Niyama. Then
practise regular meditation. Then you will attain illumination.

11. The practice of Yama is a Mahavrata, universal vow. It must be
observed by all.

15. Retention of breath, Brahmacharya, Sattvic food, seclusion,
silence, Satsanga, not mixing much with people are all aids to
concentration.

16. Sleep, tossing of mind, attachment to objects, subtle desires and
cravings, laziness, lack of Brahmacharya, gluttony are all obstacles
in meditation.

17. Reduce your wants. Cultivate dispassion. You will have progress in
Yoga. Vairagya thins out the mind.

18. Do not mix much. Do not talk much. Do not walk much. Do not eat
much. Do not sleep much. Do not exert much.

19. Never wrestle with the mind during meditation. Do not use any
violent efforts at concentration.

20. If evil thoughts enter your mind, do not use your will force in
driving them. You will tax your will. You will lose your energy. You
will fatigue yourself. The greater the efforts you make, the more the
evil thoughts will return with redoubled force. Be indifferent. Become
a witness of those thoughts. Substitute divine thoughts. They will
pass away.

21. Never miss a day in meditation. Regularity is of paramount
importance. When the mind is tired, do not concentrate. Do not take
heavy food at night.

22. The mind passes into many conditions or states as it is made up of
three qualitiesSattva, Rajas and Tamas.

23. Kshipta (wandering), Vikshipta (gathering), Mudha (ignorant),
Ekagra (one-pointed), and Nirodha (contrary) are the five states of
the mind.

24. By controlling the thoughts the Sadhaka attains great Siddhis. He
becomes an adept. He attains Asamprajnata Samadhi or Kaivalya.

25. Do not run after Siddhis. Siddhis are great temptations. They will
bring about your downfall.

26. A Raja Yogi practises Samyama or the combined practice of Dharana,
Dhyana and Samadhi at one and the same time and gets detailed
knowledge of an object.

27. Control the mind by Abhyasa (practice) and Vairagya (dispassion).

28. Any practice which steadies the mind and makes it one-pointed is
Abhyasa.

29. You must practise Yoga steadily with great patience and zeal. Then
alone will you attain perfection.

30. Concentrate on Trikuti (the space between the two eyebrows) with
closed eyes. This is the best spot for concentration. The mind can be
easily controlled, as this is the seat for the mind.

31. Dull Vairagya will not help you in attaining perfection in Yoga.
You must have Para Vairagya or Theevra Vairagya, intense dispassion.

33. Meditation on OM with Bhava and its meaning removes obstacles in
Sadhana and helps to attain Samadhi.

34. Avidya (ignorance), Asmita (egoism), Raga-Dvesha (likes and
dislikes), Abhinivesha (clinging to mundane life) are the five Kleshas
or afflictions. Destroy these afflictions. You will attain Samadhi.

35. Samadhi is of two kindsSavikalpa, Samprajnata or Sabija, and
Nirvikalpa or Asamprajnata or Nirbija.

36. In Savikalpa or Sabija, there is Triputi or the triad (knower,
known and knowledge). The Samskaras are not burnt or fried.

37. Savitarka, Nirvitarka, Savichara, Nirvichara, Sasmita and Saananda
are the different forms of Savikalpa Samadhi.

38. In Nirbija Samadhi or Asamprajnata Samadhi there is no triad. The
impressions are fried in toto.

1. There is an Atman or soul independent of body and mind. This soul
is immortal, unchanging and infinite. Realise this Atman and be free.

2. This Atman is Satchidananda (Existence-Absolute,
Consciousness-Absolute, Bliss-Absolute). It exists in the past,
present and future. So it is Sat. It is pure or Absolute Consciousness
without any thought. So it is Chit. It is absolute Bliss. So it is Ananda.

3. The unreal body perishes, but the Atman or the indweller is
Immortal. So, you should not grieve when anyone dies. In essence
everyone is Immortal Atman.

4. This Atman cannot be hurt by anyone. It is subtle, all-pervading.
It is the Innermost Self of all.

5. This Atman is birthless, deathless, changeless. When the body is
killed, He is not killed. Therefore grieve not, lament not, regret
not. Be always cheerful.

8. This perishable body will certainly pass away. Indweller can never
perish. Thou art the immortal soul. Therefore, over the inevitable
thou shalt not grieve.

9. Brahman or Atman is beyond the reach of the mind and speech. He is
beyond logic, reason, mental process, science. He must be realised
through meditation.

10. You cannot deny or doubt your existence. You always feel that you
exist. This existence is Atman or your own Self. The knower of the
doubt or denier always exists. That knower is your own Atman.

11. In dream you are distinct from the physical body. In deep sleep,
you are distinct from the body and the mind. You enjoy peace and bliss
in deep sleep. This proves that you are neither body nor mind, but you
are All-Blissful Soul.

12. There is only one Reality or Truth. That is Brahman or Atman. All
appearances are unreal. They are the effects of Maya, the illusory
power of Brahman.

13. Behold the one Immortal Atman in all names and forms. This alone
is correct perception.

14. Ignorance is the cause for pain and sorrow. Annihilate this
ignorance through Brahma Jnana. All miseries will come to an end.

15. This Atman is beyond time, space, causation. Time, space,
causation are mental creation.

16. Just as snake is superimposed on the rope, this world, and the
body are superimposed on Brahman.

18. I-ness and mine-ness, agency and enjoyership bind you to the
Samsara. Destroy these notions. Identify yourself with the Atman which
is non-doer, non-enjoyer. You will attain Immortality and eternal Bliss.

19. Sensual pleasure is only pain. It is momentary mental excitement,
momentary sensation of flesh, momentary itching and scratching of the
senses. You can have eternal bliss in your own Inner Atman alone.

21. Constantly think of the Immortal, all-pervading Atman. Give up
thinking of body. You will attain Self-realisation.

22. You are ever free. You are already free. Moksha is not a thing to
be attained. You will have to know that you are Atman, that you are free.

23. Destroy the Vasanas, subtle desires, and Trishnas, cravings. This
will lead to the annihilation of the mind. Destruction of the mind
will lead to the attainment of Brahma Jnana or wisdom of the Self.

24. This world is illusory. Brahman alone is real. You are identical
with Brahman. Realise this and be free.

25. The liberated sage is ever blissful. He rests in his own
Satchidananda Svaroopa. He is free from egoism, lust, hatred, greed,
anger and the pairs of opposites. He has equal vision and balanced
mind. He is Brahman Himself.

26. OM is the symbol of Brahman. OM is your real name. Meditate on Om
with Bhava and its meaning. You will attain Self-realisation.

27. "I am the All-pervading, Immortal Soul. I am Pure Consciousness. I
am Satchidananda Svaroopa. I am witness or Sakshi."These are the
formulas for constant meditation and assertion.

28. Equip yourself with the Four Means. Hear the Srutis, reflect and
meditate. You will attain Self-realisation.

30. Watch the breath. It sings Soham, `So' during inhalation and
`Ham', during exhalation. It reminds you `I am He'. Meditate on
`Soham' and attain Self-realisation.

31. `I am body. I act. I enjoy. She is my wife. He is my son. This is
mine.'This is bondage. `I am Immortal Soul. I am non-actor,
non-enjoyer. She is my soul. Nothing is mine.'This is freedom.

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Adhyaya VIII
ADHYATMA YOGA

1. This world has no real, independent existence. It appears to exist,
because Brahman or the Absolute exists for ever.

2. There is no body before its birth; there is no body after its
death. Think and feel that which you see now does not really exist.
That which does not exist in the beginning and end does not really
exist in the middle also.

3. Sensual pleasure is the womb of pain. The cause for pain is absence
of pleasure. Sensual pleasure is imaginary, illusory, fleeting and
tantalising. Abandon sensual pleasure and rejoice in the Eternal Bliss
of Atman.

4. He who has destroyed desire is really a harmonised, peaceful and
happy man.

5. Slay anger and desire. Control the thoughts. Know thyself. You will
enjoy Supreme, Everlasting Peace.

6. Desire is insatiable. It is born of Rajas or passion. It is born of
ignorance. It is an enemy of peace, wisdom and devotion. Master first
the senses and then slay this desire which abides in the senses, the
mind and intellect, ruthlessly through enquiry, discrimination,
dispassion, devotion and meditation.

7. Anger also is born of Rajas. When a desire is not gratified, anger
manifests itself. Anger is a form of desire only. Slay this anger
through Vichara, discrimination, patience, love, meditation,
identification with the ever-serene Atman.

8. Subdue the lower self by the Higher Self. Annihilate all desires.
Slay egoism. Destroy all attachments. Meditate and rest peacefully in
your own Innermost Atman, which is Existence, Consciousness and Bliss
Absolute.

9. If you want to attain immortality, go beyond the pairs of opposites.

10. Endure bravely heat and cold, pain and sorrow, loss and failure,
censure and dishonour. You will attain equanimity of mind, peace and
poise.

11. If you are balanced in pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory
and defeat, sin will not touch thee; you will not be affected by the
fruits of your actions.

12. Keep the senses from attraction and repulsion. Attain mastery over
the senses. Discipline the senses and the mind. You will not be
affected now even if you move among sense-objects.

13. He who is free from desires, cravings, attachment, egoism, and
mine-ness, attains the Peace of the Eternal.

14. Stand up. Have mastery over the senses. Be devoted to Atman.
Destroy all doubts through Satsanga, study, enquiry, meditation and
wisdom.

15. Do actions without the idea of agency, without expectation of
fruits, without attachment to the actions themselves, balanced in
success and failure. You will not be bound by actions.

16. Selfless actions will purify your heart and lead to the attainment
of wisdom of the Self.

17. Constantly do your duty without attachment. Your heart will be
purified. You will attain immortal bliss.

18. Think and feel that Prakriti or Svabhava or Guna does everything.
Identify yourself with the Actionless Atman, the Silent Witness and
thus free yourself from the bondage of action.

19. Surrender all actions unto the Lord. Fix your mind on Him. Free
yourself from egoism, attachment, desire. No action will bind you.
Actions are burnt by the fire of Wisdom. Such actions are no longer
actions at all. You will attain the Supreme Abode of everlasting bliss
and peace.

20. Conquer likes and dislikes which abide in the senses. You can
conquer mind and attain the Peace of the Eternal.

21. Serve your Guru. Be devoted to your Guru. Obey him. Have implicit
faith in his teachings. You will grow in spirituality. The veil will
be torn down. You will attain Self-realisation.

22. All actions culminate in Jnana or wisdom. Bhakti also terminates
in wisdom. Without Bhakti, Jnana is impossible.

23. Knowledge of Atman burns all actions. There is no purifier in this
world like Brahma-Jnana.

25. Behold only the One Atman or the Self in all beingsin the ants,
dogs, cows, horses, elephants and outcastes. This is equal vision or
Sama Drishti.

26. Give the mind to the Lord and the hands for the service of
humanity. Always think of Lord only. You will soon attain
God-realisation easily.

27. Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer, whatever
you give, whatever austerity you do, do it as an offering unto the
Lord. Your heart will be purified. You will not be bound by actions.
You will soon attain the Lord.

29. Be cautious. Be vigilant. Be diligent. Be alert. The senses are
very turbulent. They will hurl you down into the abyss of ignorance at
any moment. Always do Japa, do Kirtan. Meditate ceaselessly.

30. Sin is only a mistake. Knowledge of Self will burn all sins. The
Name of the Lord will destroy all sins. Therefore, repeat His Name and
attain Wisdom of Atman.

31. Have faith in your own Self, in the existence of Brahman, in the
teachings of your Preceptor, in the sacred Scriptures. Then alone can
you attain Self-realisation.

32. Behold the Lord in the effulgence of the sun, in the fragrance of
flowers, in the brilliance of fire, in the sapidity of water, in the
birds, beasts, in the air, ether, in the mind, intellect, in the
heart, in the sound, in music.

33. The Lord is seated equally in all beings. He is imperishable. He
is the Supervisor, Supporter, Enjoyer. He who thus seeth, he really seeth.

34. Be firm in the vow of Brahmacharya. Control the senses and the
mind. Abandon greed. Cultivate dispassion. Make the mind one-pointed.
Sit steadily on Padma, Siddha or Sukha or Svastika Asanas. Now
meditate and practise Yoga. You will attain Samadhi or the
superconscious state.

35. Now you will behold the One Atman in all beings and all beings in
the Atman.

36. Withdraw yourself. Annihilate all attachments and external
sense-contacts. Be in tune with the Infinite. Find joy in your own
Atman. You will realise Immortal, Undecaying Bliss.

37. Control the senses and mind, and sit for meditation. Do not allow
the mind to think of sensual objects. Again and again withdraw the
mind and fix it on the Lord.

38. Get established in the Eternal. Be balanced. Pain and sorrow will
not touch thee.

39. Rejoice in the Atman. Be satisfied in the Atman. Be contented in
the Atman. Rest in Atman. Root yourself in Atman. All your desires
will be gratified. Your heart will be filled with the Self.

40. Rajas is passion, motion. It causes attachment and thirst for
mundane life. Inertia is darkness. It causes heedlessness, laziness,
indolence, and sloth. Sattva is purity, harmony. It produces peace and
bliss.

41. When Rajas predominates, Sattva and Tamas are subordinated; when
Sattva preponderates, Rajas and Tamas are subordinated. When Tamas
predominates, Sattva and Rajas are subordinated.

42. Hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness, are demoniacal
qualities. They are enemies of wisdom and devotion. They are obstacles
in the path of Yoga. Slay them ruthlessly.

45. That which is stale, putrid, corrupt, useless leavings of a meal,
eggs, fish, etc., are Tamasic foodstuff. Give up these things also.

46. Worship the Gods, the preceptor, the wise, sages, Yogis, Munis,
saints and Sannyasins, learned Brahmins. Be straightforward. Be pure.
Observe Brahmacharya. Practise Ahimsa. This is austerity of body.

47. Speak the truth. Speak that which generates love. Speak that which
is beneficent. This is austerity of speech.

48. Be equanimous. Be cheerful. Be self-controlled. Be pure in nature.
Control the thoughts. This is austerity of mind.

49. A glutton is unfit for Yoga. One who starves cannot practise Yoga.
Similarly, one who is filled with inertia and so sleeps much, or one
who sleeps very little and is ever engaged in Rajasic activity is also
unfit for Yoga. Adopt the golden mean. This is the Path of the Wise.

50. He who is alike to foe and friend, who is balanced in pleasure and
pain, heat and cold, honour and dishonour, censure and praise, who is
without attachment and egoism, who is ever content and harmonious, who
is compassionate, who does not hate any creature, is a devotee of
God-realisation. He has crossed the three qualities.

51. A liberated Sage is free from passion, attachment, fear, anger,
egoism. He has a balanced mind and equal vision.

52. No one can slay or destroy this Atman or soul because It is
extremely subtle, formless. It is Spirit, not matter.

53. Mind is greater than the senses. Pure Intellect is greater than
the mind. Atman is greater than the intellect. There is nothing
greater than the Atman.

54. Brahman is without senses, mind, Prana, quality. He is within and
without all beings. He is Immovable. He is extremely subtle.

55. He is the Light of lights. He is beyond the three qualities. He is
a mass of wisdom. He is attainable through wisdom.

56. Just as one sun illumines the whole world, the one Brahman
illumines all intellects.

57. Control the senses and the mind. Burn all desires. Aspire
fervently and intensely. Kill fear and anger. You will attain
Liberation or the Final Beatitude.

58. Think of Brahman. Meditate on Brahman. Be devoted to Brahman. Get
merged in Brahman. Get established in Brahman, This is Brahma-Abhyasa
or Jnana-Abhyasa, or Vedantic Nididhyasana or Ahamgraha Upasana.

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Adhyaya IX
KUNDALINI YOGA

1. Kundalini is the coiled up, dormant, cosmic power that underlies
all organic and inorganic matter within us.

2. `Kundala' means coiled. Her form is like a coiled serpent.

3. Kundalini Yoga deals with the practical methods which will awaken
this great pristine force in individuals.

4. Kundalini Yoga is an exact science. It treats of Kundalini Sakti,
the six centres of spiritual energy, Shat-Chakras, the arousing of the
sleeping Kundalini Sakti and its union with Lord Siva in Sahasrara
Chakra, at the crown of the head.

5. Kundalini Yoga is also known as Laya Yoga.

6. The six centres are pierced (Chakra-Bheda) by the passing of
Kundalini Sakti to the top of the head.

7. Asanas, Bandhas, Mudras, Pranayama help in awakening Kundalini.

8. Neti, Dhauti, Nauli, Bhasti, Kapalabhati and Trataka are the
Shat-Kriyas or six Yoga Kriyas.

13. A Guru is one who has full illumination, who is endowed with all
divine virtues, who is able to remove the doubts of his disciples and
guide them in the path of Yoga.

14. The Guru transmits his powers to the disciple through Sankalpa
(willing), Drishti (sight), Sakti-Sanchar (touch).

15. A Sadhaka should observe perfect discipline in diet. He should
take Sattvic food in moderation. A glutton cannot dream of success in
Yoga.

16. Do not fast much. It will produce weakness.

17. He who has firm faith in the scriptures, who has Sadachara (right
conduct), who constantly engages himself in the service of his Guru,
who is free from lust, anger, delusion, greed, vanity, hatred and
egoism can awaken Kundalini, attain perfection and enter into Samadhi
quickly.

18. The first step in Kundalini Yoga is the purification of Nadis.

19. Kanda is situated between the anus and the root of the
reproductive organ. It is like the shape of an egg. It is the centre
of the astral body. The Yoga-Nadis spring from Kanda.

20. Nadis are the astral tubes made up of astral matter. They carry
Pranic currents.

21. There are 72,000 Nadis. Of these, three are most important. They
are Ida, Pingala and Sushumna.

22. Kundalini, when awakened will pass through Sushumna Nadi which
passes through the spinal column.

23. Sushumna Nadi extends from Muladhara Chakra to Brahmarandra or
crown of the head.

24. When Sushumna-Nadi flows through both nostrils, you will have
wonderful concentration and meditation.

25. You can change the flow of breath in Ida and Pingala Nadis through
concentration on the left and right nostril, through Khechari Mudra, etc.

26. When you practise Pranayama vigorously, take butter and
sugarcandy. Live on a small quantity of milk.

27. He who has Chitta-suddhi or purity of heart will be benefited by
the awakening of Kundalini Sakti.

28. He who is addicted to sensual pleasures, who is arrogant, proud,
dishonest, untruthful, who disrespects the Guru, Sadhus and Saints can
never attain success in Kundalini Yoga.

29. Kundalini Sakti passes through the Muladhara, Svadhishthana,
Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddha, Ajna Chakras and finally enters the
Sahasrara at the crown of the head.

30. The Yogi attains different Siddhis at each Chakra and experiences
Ananda or bliss in various degrees.

1. Mantra Yoga is an exact science. `Mananat trayate iti mantrah'by
the Manana (constant thinking or recollection) of which one is
released from the round of births and deaths, is Mantra.

2. Every Mantra has a Rishi who gave it to the world; a Matra or metre
which governs the inflection of the voice; a Devata or a supernatural
being; the Bija or seed which gives it a special power; the Sakti or
the energy of the form of the Mantra; and the Kilakam or the pillar
which supports and makes the Mantra strong.

3. A Mantra is Divinity, Mantra and its presiding Devata are one. The
Mantra itself is Devata. Mantra is divine power, Daivi Sakti,
manifesting in a sound-body. Constant repetition of the Mantra with
faith, devotion and purity augments the Sakti or power of the
aspirant, purifies and awakens the Mantra Chaitanya latent in the
Mantra and bestows on the Sadhaka Mantra Siddhi, illumination,
freedom, peace, eternal bliss, immortality.

4. By constant repetition of the Mantra the Sadhaka imbibes the
virtues and powers of the Deity that presides over the Mantra.
Repetition of Surya Mantra bestows health, long life, vigour,
vitality, Tejas or brilliance. It removes all diseases of the body and
the diseases of the eye. No enemy can do any harm. Repetition of
Aditya-hridayam in the early morning is highly beneficial. Lord Rama
conquered Ravana through the repetition of Aditya-hridayam imparted by
Agastya Rishi.

5. Mantras are in the form of praise and appeal to the deities,
craving for help and mercy. Some Mantras control and command the evil
spirits. Rhythmical vibrations of sound give rise to forms. Recitation
of the Mantras gives rise to the formation of the particular figure of
the deity.

6. Repetition of Sarasvati Mantra `OM Sarasvatyai Namah' will bestow
on you wisdom and good intelligence. You will get inspiration and
compose poems. Repetition of `Om Sri Mahalakshmyai Namah' will confer
on you wealth and remove poverty. Ganesha Mantra will remove any
obstacle in any undertaking. Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra will remove
accidents, incurable diseases and bestow long life and immortality. It
is a Moksha Mantra too.

7. Repetition of Subrahmanya Mantra `Om Saravanabhavaya Namah' will
give success in any undertaking and make you glorious. It will drive
off the evil influences and evil spirits. Repetition of Sri Hanuman
Mantra, `Om Hanumanthaya Namah' will bestow victory and strength.
Repetition of Panchadasakshara and Sodasakshara (Sri Vidya) will give
you wealth, power, freedom, etc. It will give you whatever you want.
You must learn this Vidya from a Guru alone.

8. Repetition of Gayatri or Pranava or Om Namah Sivaya, Om Namo
Narayanaya, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, one and a quarter lakh of
times with Bhava, faith and devotion will confer on you Mantra Siddhi.

9. OM, Soham, Sivoham, Aham Brahmasmi are Moksha Mantras. They will
help you to attain Self-realisation. Om Sri Ramaya Namah, Om Namo
Bhagavate Vasudevaya are Saguna Mantras which will enable you to
attain Saguna realisation first and then Nirguna realisation in the end.

10. Mantra for curing scorpion stings and cobra bites should be
repeated on eclipse days for getting Mantra Siddhi quickly. You should
stand in the water and repeat the Mantra. This is more powerful and
effective. They can be recited on ordinary days also for attaining
Mantra-Siddhi.

11. Mantra Siddhi for curing scorpion sting, cobra bites, etc., can be
attained within 40 days. Repeat the Mantra with faith and devotion
regularly. Have sitting in the early morning after taking bath.
Observe Brahmacharya and live on milk and fruits for 40 days or take
restricted diet.

12. Chronic diseases can be cured by Mantras. Chanting of Mantras
generate potent spiritual waves or divine vibrations. They penetrate
the physical and astral bodies of the patients and remove the root
causes of sufferings. They fill the cells with pure Sattva or divine
energy. They destroy the microbes and vivify the cells and tissues.
They are best, most potent antiseptics and germicides. They are more
potent than ultra-violet rays or Roentgen rays.

13. Mantra Siddhi should not be misused for the destruction of others.
Those who misuse the Mantra power for destroying others are themselves
destroyed in the end.

14. Those who utilise the Mantra power in curing snake bites, scorpion
stings and chronic diseases should not accept any kind of presents or
money. They must be absolutely unselfish. They should not accept even
fruits or clothes. They will lose the power if they utilise the power
for selfish purposes. If they are absolutely unselfish, if they serve
the humanity with Sarvatma Bhava, their power will increase through
the grace of the Lord.

15. He who attained Mantra Siddhi can cure cobra bite or scorpion
sting or any chronic disease by mere touch on the affected part. When
a man is bitten by a cobra a telegram is sent to the Mantra Siddha.
The Mantra Siddha recites the Mantra and the man who is bitten by a
cobra is cured. What a grand marvel! Does this not prove the
tremendous power of Mantra?

16. Get the Mantra initiation from your Guru. Or pray to your Ishta
Devata and start doing Japa of the particular Mantra, if you find it
difficult to get a Guru.

17. May you all become Mantra Yogis with Mantra Siddhi! May you all
become real benefactors of the world by becoming divine healers
through Mantra cure! May Mantra cure, divine healing centres be
started all over the world!

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